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Big_Dan
Member Since: 28 Jan 2005
Location: Central Beds
Posts: 67
  
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The nearside one (without the alarm connection) refuses to hold the bonnet down
I had one with the alarm sensor bit in stock, so I swapped it out, but it still won't latch
3 questions
Is there any adjustment apart from the latch itself?
Are they sided?
I think it's an el cheapo copy, do I need a genuine parts one? 2003 Discovery 2 V8 GS
2005 Discovery 3 V8 HSE
2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB 300 AMG-Line
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 14th Oct 2022 4:18 pm |
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Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
Location: Hiding under the M60
Posts: 12932
 
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give the cable a good rinse with WD40 ?
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| 14th Oct 2022 4:30 pm |
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disco chris
Member Since: 25 Apr 2022
Location: London
Posts: 264
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Not sure if you've sorted this, but mine has the same issue periodically...
Open the bonnet and look down at the troublesome latch from directly above
You should see the wire running horizontally below the latch. The issue is probably the wire getting gunked up somewhere and not allowing the latch to return to open position to receive and secure the bonnet.
Use a screwdriver blade (from directly above) to push the wire down towards the floor about 1-2cm. Now try the bonnet again. Keep trying this until it works, if necessary squirt in some WD-40 too.
If it's the same issue as mine then this should sort it. It happens to mine every 6 months or so and takes 2 minutes to fix.
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| 17th Oct 2022 2:51 pm |
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Snoopy11
Member Since: 11 Oct 2022
Location: Bolton
Posts: 29
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Might be better with a silicone lubricant rather than WD40. A bit of carb cleaner may also be useful for really gunged up bits
WD40 is oil based so will collect the crud and gunge again very quickly
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| 17th Oct 2022 3:32 pm |
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Matty 2332
Member Since: 02 Dec 2008
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 670
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Just push the cable down and and take them out with a torx driver, take them out, good clean with brake cleaner, oil and put them back in. There's about 1/4 " adjustment.
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| 17th Oct 2022 5:31 pm |
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Big_Dan
Member Since: 28 Jan 2005
Location: Central Beds
Posts: 67
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Good spray of lube sorted it - thanks 2003 Discovery 2 V8 GS
2005 Discovery 3 V8 HSE
2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB 300 AMG-Line
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| 4th Jan 2023 10:29 am |
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chugga90
Member Since: 13 Aug 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 441
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Lost count of how many years and how much oil of various types I have applied to and fiddled with the nearside one on my D4.
For a present to myself in December, I bought two new genuine latches.
At the weekend, when it was dryish. I swapped them out. Then followed an hour or so of minor adjustments to get them both working.
When I wandered away with the task completed, it was working. Fingers crossed next time the bonnet is opened it’s still the case. Discovery commercial tdv6 auto 2013
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Discovery commercial sdv6 auto 2014 gone and not really missed.
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VW t5 Dsg gone and missed
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| 4th Jan 2023 11:07 am |
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